taken 10 months ago, near to Lambeth, Great Britain

1-7 Noel Caron Houses, Fentiman Road, SW8

Sir Philip Noel Caron was the Dutch Ambassador to the court from 1609 to 1624. In 1618 he founded an almshouse, in what is now Wandsworth Road. By 1853 the Wandsworth Road building had become unsuitable for elderly people, so it was sold and the current building in Fentiman Road replaced it Link . The building is Grade II listed Link .

Discussion on TQ3077

Angie Pearson reported in November 2015 that the Wheatsheaf Hall is no longer used by the Portuguese church or the Unity Baptist Church. It was in earlier times referred to a mission hall which used to feed the poor of Lambeth and housed the first public library in south London.